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Super ACRONYM 2 - Round 9 1. Although no music is heard during this sequence, its director claims he used Santana's "Black ​ Magic Woman" to set the proper rhythm. At the very end of this sequence, a man yells "hold it!" at a man with a limp and then shoots him in the back. About halfway through this sequence, Nicoli [NEE-koh-lee] holds a gun to a man's head and tells him, "Touch the (*) brake and I blow you in ​ half." The incessant honking of a horn fills this sequence, during which a tan Pontiac LeMans barrels through a pile of garbage after swerving to avoid hitting a baby carriage. An escaping hitman is killed by Popeye Doyle at the end of, for 10 points, what celebrated action sequence from a 1971 police thriller? ANSWER: the car chase in The French Connection (accept descriptive answers like the subway chase or ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ train chase so long as they also identify the film The French Connection) <Vopava> ​ ​ ​ ​ 2. A VCR was used to dub dialogue from the 1988 Western film Young Guns for use in the opening ​ ​ ​ of this song. A woman with a broken down car ventures to the Eastside Motel with the artists of this song, whose music video features clips from the movie Above the Rim. A rhythm from Michael ​ ​ McDonald's "I Keep Forgettin'" is prominent in this song, which begins on a (*) "cold black night." ​ On its performer's debut album, this song's title precedes the phrase "G Funk Era." During a mugging, this song's main rapper cries "If I had wings I would fly," but is saved when guest singer Nate Dogg lets his "gat explode." If "yo' ass is a busta" then the "213" ["2-1-3"] will perform, for 10 points, what administrative action that titles a hit by Warren G? ANSWER: Regulate (accept Regulate...G Funk Era) <Vitello> ​ ​ ​ ​ 3. In 2015 this basketball player called for an asterisk on Klay Thompson's 37-point quarter because ​ the old record, which this man held, was done without a 3-point line. Mike Storen failed to prevent the Virginia Squires from selling the rights to this player. On the last day of the 1977-78 season, after David Thompson scored 73 points to try and clinch the (*) NBA scoring title, this man scored 63 ​ points to stay ahead of him. In the mid-80s, this man formed a tandem with fellow ABA star Artis Gilmore. While others adapted it for layups, this man would start as far away as the free throw line when using his trademark finger roll. A cool demeanor inspired the nickname of, for 10 points, what San Antonio Spur known as "The Iceman"? ANSWER: George Gervin (prompt on "Iceman" before the end) <Nelson> ​ ​ 4. A kid played by this actor is discreetly offered a soft drink by a mob boss played by Chazz ​ Palminteri in the first TV commercial for Vanilla Coke. A reformed Mormon played by this actor marries the Amanda Seyfried-played Sarah Henrickson on Big Love. On an animated series, this ​ ​ man voices an asexual, beanie-wearing (*) slacker whose apparent heroin addiction may be a reference ​ to another of his characters. That latter character played by this man has a brief relationship with Jane Margolis, whose death following a drug binge prompts him to enter rehab and damages his relationship with Gus Fring. The phrase "yeah, bitch" was frequently uttered by, for 10 points, what actor who played the young meth maker Jesse Pinkman on Breaking Bad? ​ ​ ANSWER: Aaron Paul (or Aaron Paul Sturtevant) <Nelson> ​ ​ ​ ​ Super ACRONYM 2 - Round 9 5. The title character of the 1999 film The 13th Warrior is a poet for a leader in this city. Eminem ​ ​ ​ described his lust for Mariah Carey in a 2009 song titled for the "Bagpipes from" this city. An acclaimed 2006 graphic novel is based on a true story about lions who escaped from this city's zoo, and is titled for this city's (*) "pride." A boy in this city nicknamed "Beckham" is believed to have died by ​ members of a unit leader played by Jeremy Renner in a 2008 film. Pitchfork's #1 song of the 2000s has a hook that claims "don't pull the thang out unless you plan to bang" and describes violence "over" this city. In a 1940 adventure film, the vizier Jaffar impedes the pursuits of Ahmad, a man known as the "Thief of," for 10 points, what middle eastern capital? ANSWER: Baghdad (accept Bagpipes from Baghdad or Pride of Baghdad or Bombs Over Baghdad) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ <Nelson> 6. Frankie Goes to Hollywood promises to "protect you from the hooded claw / Keep the vampires ​ from your door" in a song with this title often played during Christmastime in the UK. A song by Deee-Lite repeats the phrase, "I believe in" this title concept. Laura Branigan belts "'Cause I'm your lady and you are my man" in the chorus to a song with this title that reached #1 in 1995 when it was covered by (*) Celine Dion. A song with this title describes how it can "make one man weep, make ​ ​ ​ another man sing" and is heard in a film as a kid hurries to school on a skateboard. You don’t need "money," "fame," or "a credit card" according to a song with, for 10 points, what four-word title, which names a Huey Lewis and the News song from Back to the Future? ​ ​ ANSWER: The Power of Love <Vopava> ​ ​ 7. A short-lived game show that purported to show the "secrets" of this character's house had its ​ premiere delayed by a month due to faulty VR technology. This character is the son of Enoch, a man with two faces. A large-breasted robot replaced this figure for a spinoff-series titled Perversions ​ of Science. An animated series starring this character explored his rivalry with characters like the ​ Old Witch and was unusually aimed at a (*) young audience. In a long opening sequence, the viewer ​ briefly views an altar holding two candles before happening upon this character, who immediately screams. The audience is addressed with phrases like "boils and ghouls" by, for 10 points, what decomposing host of the horror series Tales From the Crypt? ​ ​ ANSWER: The Crypt Keeper <Nelson> ​ ​ 8. In one montage, this film character buys a "very expensive painting" that a man later points out ​ has been hung upside down. After a spat between his parents, this character's father chides him for leafing through his mother's dress catalog. This self-described "fat boy from nowhere" is advised "you've got to kill the person you were born to be in order to become the person you want to be." ​ ​ ​ ​ During a suicide attempt, this character plunges into a swimming pool where he sees his younger self wearing a (*) spacesuit and sitting at a piano. A performance by this man at the Troubadour Club ​ seems to make him and his audience levitate. For 10 points, name this singer played by Taron Egerton in the 2019 biopic Rocketman. ​ ​ ANSWER: Elton John (or Reginald Dwight or Reggie Dwight; accept any underlined name) <Vopava> ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Super ACRONYM 2 - Round 9 9. Johnny Oates, a witness to this event, claimed that Sammy Davis Jr. attempted to buy the object ​ central to it after it was obtained by Tom House. An interview in the middle of this event was conducted by a young Craig Sager, who was wearing an off-white trench coat during it. A young Bill Buckner attempted to climb a fence during this event; that fence is still standing in a parking lot. (*) Two 17-year-olds, Britt Gaston and Cliff Courtenay, also greeted the central figure of this event. Al ​ Downing was the pitcher for this milestone, whose central figure received death threats as he approached it. Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta was the site of, for 10 points, what 1974 event in which a long-standing slugging record was broken? ANSWER: Hank Aaron's 715th home run (accept answers giving both Hank Aaron or Henry (Louis) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Aaron and the number 715; accept answers describing Aaron passing Babe Ruth or Aaron setting the ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ career home run record or similar) <Nelson> ​ 10. The first of two self-titled albums by Red House Painters depicts one of these things on its ​ cover and provides its informal title. A single by Bleachers that claims "some killer queen you are" likens being in a relationship to one of these things. A loud scream by keyboardist Billy Beck from a 1975 song named for another of these things is often stupidly claimed to be the sound of someone being (*) murdered. The Red Hot Chili Peppers covered that song about these things for the soundtrack to ​ Beavis and Butthead Do America. An actual one of these things with a rock and roll theme is accompanied by ​ the music of Aerosmith. The Ohio Players claimed "your love is like," for 10 points, what amusement rides? ANSWER: roller coasters (accept Love Rollercoaster or Rock and Roller Coaster (Starring Aerosmith)) ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ <Nelson> 11. After losing to Andy Bogard, a former pro wrestler with this name rebrands himself under the ​ name "Big Bear" in the Fatal Fury series. The 1995 game Viper Phase 1 is a spinoff of a series with ​ ​ ​ ​ this name. A repurposed vessel belonging to an alien race called the Cranassians is the namesake of that Tecmo vertical (*) shooting series with this name. The existence of that series led an unrelated ​ arcade game character with this name to appear in home versions with his name spelled with a 'Y' in place of an 'I.' A game subtitled "Revengeance" stars a white-haired character with this name, who is the non-Snake protagonist of Metal Gear Solid 2.

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